Reciprocal Models of Child Behavior and Depressive Symptoms in Mothers and Fathers in a Sample of Children at Risk for Early Conduct Problems

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 742-751

  Gross, Heather E ^a   Shaw, Daniel S ^a   Moilanen, Kristin L ^b   Dishion, Thomas J ^c   Wilson, Melvin N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b School of Sport Science   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child effects; maternal depression; noncompliance; paternal depression; transactional model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54849420281     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013514     Document Type: Article

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